Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized

Cragun, Ryan T. 2011. “Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized.” in Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO.   This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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Mormons, Adventists, and Jehovah’s Witnesses: Three ‘American Originals’ and How They’ve Grown

Lawson, Ronald, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2013. “Mormons, Adventists, and Jehovah’s Witnesses: Three ‘American Originals’ and How They’ve Grown.” Spectrum Magazine 41(3):59–73. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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Cheating or Leveling the Playing Field? Rethinking How We Ask Questions About Religion in the United States

Cragun, Ryan T., and Barry A. Kosmin. 2013. “Cheating or Leveling the Playing Field? Rethinking How We Ask Questions About Religion in the United States.” Free Inquiry, 25–30. This article can be downloaded here or here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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The Influence of Fundamentalist Beliefs on Evolution Knowledge Retention

Cragun, Ryan T., Deborah L. Cragun, and Jason Creighton. 2012. “The Influence of Fundamentalist Beliefs on Evolution Knowledge Retention.” Pp. 199–226 in Religion and Knowledge, edited by Matthew Guest and Elisabeth Arweck. London, UK: Ashgate. This chapter can be downloaded here.  Pre-release version (slightly easier to read) is available here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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The Price of Free Inquiry in Mormonism

Citation: Nielsen, Michael, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2011. “The Price of Free Inquiry in Mormonism.” Free Inquiry, 32–35. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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How Secular Humanists (and Everyone Else) Subsidize Religion in the United States

Citation: Cragun, Ryan T., Stephanie Yeager, and Desmond Vega. 2012. “Research Report: How Secular Humanists (and Everyone Else) Subsidize Religion in the United States.” Free Inquiry, 39–46. You can download this article here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.) This article has inspired several infographics: Not sure who created these.  If you know who did, please let […]

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In Favor of Relevance: When Religion Studies Matter

Originally posted here. Citation: Cragun, Ryan T. 2012. “In Favor of Relevance: When Religion Studies Matter.” ASA Footnotes, April, 10. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using ChatGPT 4.)

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Repackaging Humanism as ‘Spirituality’: Religion’s New Wedge Strategy for Higher Education

Citation: Cragun, Ryan, and Barry A. Kosmin. 2011. “Repackaging Humanism as ‘Spirituality’: Religion’s New Wedge Strategy for Higher Education.” Free Inquiry, 30–33. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using ChatGPT 4.)

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